SYNOPSIS

In an ever-changing world, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play an indispensable role in addressing social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. These organizations tirelessly work towards creating a positive impact on communities and advocating for meaningful change. However, the uncertainty of funding sources often hinders their ability to plan for the long-term and sustain their impactful initiatives. This session on "Empowering NGOs through Endowments" seeks to shed light on the concept of endowment as a powerful and sustainable funding solution for NGOs.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Dato’ Professor Dr. Noor Inayah Binti Yaakub

Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah binti Yaakub currently a president & vice chancellor of Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah was the chief executive officer & rector for a private college of baitulmal professional college of federal territory of Islamic council. In her capacity as rector & chief executive officer of the college, among many others Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah was responsible for a major transformation of the college in Kuala Lumpur which culminated the quality education of a low income (b40) students in the professional accounting and other accredited professional courses. Her legacy also includes substantial improvements

In the (B40) students, the quality of teaching, and the scale and impact of its Industrial linkages, placing the college among the top colleges in professional Accounting and other accredited professional courses for (B40) candidates. She obtained her bachelor in law from International Islamic University in 1993 and Later obtained the second degree in shariah law in 1994. So she has two undergraduate degrees.

She received her master’s in commercial laws from top 5 faculty of law, university of Bristol, England in 1997.

She further obtained her PhD in law from law faculty, the University of Manchester, England in 2005 in which she successfully completed in less than 3 years. She was also appointed as independent non-executive director of the company under MOF.

She is the chairperson nomination & remuneration committee of the company. She is also a member of the audit and review company committee, board risk and integrity Management committee, shariah council board of trustee for amanah raya foundation of the company.

Recently, she is a chairman for a board of amanah raya trustee, a subsidiary of Amanah raya berhad.

Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah also possesses professional qualifications. She received 5th qs-apple-asia pacific professional leaders in education expert Certificate in 2009. In the same year, she received advance certificate (Technology Transfer & Project Management) from university of oxford in 2009.

Later, in 2012, she received united nation professional certificate for selected higher learning corporate planning leaders for university research and teaching Components. Recently in 2019, she received advanced certificate for leaders in Education: innovation and strategy for the future of higher education, school of Executive education, Cambridge judge business school, University of Cambridge. Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah has vast experience in the top position in a company and public agencies. On the international front, Dato’ Professor Dr Noor Inayah was Awarded as the best business law professor by the golden globe tigers award Malaysia 2019. In the same year she was awarded the prestigious tokoh maal hijah Federal territory for a distinguished scholar category. In the two years of 2019 and 2020, she was ranked 22nd of top 300 the most influential women in the world for Islamic finance which assessed by UK Cambridge financial association 2020. She has received many more world and national industrial leadership recognition and awards.

She is the top 10 best CEO for Asia higher learning education by Asia CEOS awards. She was appointed as Kyoto university visiting scholar in 2009.

She was appointed as University of Oxford secondee in 2010.

She is currently the chairman for special task force appointed by the sultan of Selangor on waqf enactment draft for federal territory.
She is also the board director of Bank Islam Malaysia